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Table Of Contents
- Contents
- Get Information
- The User Interface
- Start and Save Drawings
- Control the Drawing Views
- Organize Drawings and Layouts
- Create Single-View Drawings (Model Space)
- Create Multiple-View Drawing Layouts (Paper Space)
- Create and Modify Objects
- Control the Properties of Objects
- Work with Object Properties
- Work with Layers
- Work with Colors
- Work with Linetypes
- Control Lineweights
- Control the Display Properties of Certain Objects
- Use Precision Tools
- Use Coordinates and Coordinate Systems (UCS)
- Use Dynamic Input
- Snap to Locations on Objects (Object Snaps)
- Restrict Cursor Movement
- Combine or Offset Points and Coordinates
- Specify Distances
- Extract Geometric Information from Objects
- Use a Calculator
- Draw Geometric Objects
- Change Existing Objects
- Add Constraints to Geometry
- Control the Properties of Objects
- Define and Reference Blocks
- Work with Blocks
- Create and Modify Blocks
- Add Behaviors to Blocks (Dynamic Blocks)
- Overview of Dynamic Blocks
- Quick Start to Creating Dynamic Blocks
- Create and Edit Dynamic Blocks
- Add Action Parameters to Dynamic Blocks
- Work with 3D Models
- Annotate Drawings
- Work with Annotations
- Hatches, Fills, and Wipeouts
- Notes and Labels
- Tables
- Dimensions and Tolerances
- Understand Basic Concepts of Dimensioning
- Use Dimension Styles
- Set the Scale for Dimensions
- Create Dimensions
- Modify Existing Dimensions
- Add Geometric Tolerances
- Plot and Publish Drawings
- Prepare Drawings for Plotting and Publishing
- Quick Start to Saving Settings for Plotting and Publishing
- Specify Page Setup Settings
- Overview of Page Setup Settings
- Select a Printer or Plotter for a Layout
- Select a Paper Size for a Layout
- Set the Plot Area of a Layout
- Adjust the Plot Offset of a Layout
- Set the Plot Scale for a Layout
- Set the Lineweight Scale for a Layout
- Select a Plot Style Table for a Layout
- Set Shaded Viewport and Plot Options for a Layout
- Determine the Drawing Orientation of a Layout
- Use the Layout Wizard to Specify Layout Settings
- Import PCP or PC2 Settings into a Layout
- Create and Use Named Page Setups
- Plot Drawings
- Quick Start to Plotting
- Overview of Plotting
- Use a Page Setup to Specify Plot Settings
- Select a Printer or Plotter
- Specify the Area to Plot
- Set Paper Size
- Position the Drawing on the Paper
- Control How Objects Are Plotted
- Preview a Plot
- Plot Files to Other Formats
- Publish Drawings
- Prepare Drawings for Plotting and Publishing
- Share Data Between Files
- Reference Other Drawing Files
- Link and Embed Data (OLE)
- Work with Data in Other Formats
- Import Other File Formats
- Attach Files as Underlays
- Attach Raster Image Files
- Use Drawings from Different Versions and Applications
- Access External Databases
- Collaborate with Others
- Protect and Sign Drawings
- Use the Internet for Collaboration
- Use Markups for Design Review
- Render Drawings
- Glossary
- Index
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Controls whether the view within a viewport is rotated with the viewport
when the viewport is rotated.
Reuse Layouts and Layout Settings
When you create a layout, you can choose to apply the information from an
existing template.
A layout template is a layout imported from a DWG or DWT file. When you
create a layout, you can choose to apply the information from an existing
template. The program has sample layout templates to use when you design
a new layout environment. The paper space objects and page setup in the
existing template are used in the new layout. Thus, the layout objects,
including any viewport objects, are displayed in paper space. You can keep
any of the existing objects from the template you import, or you can delete
the objects. No model space objects are imported.
The layout templates are identified with a .dwt file extension. However, a
layout template or layout from any drawing or drawing template can be
imported into the current drawing.
Save a Layout Template
Any drawing can be saved as a drawing template (DWT file), including all of
the objects and layout settings. You can save a layout to a new DWT file by
choosing the Save As option of the LAYOUT command. The template file is
saved in the drawing template file folder as defined in the Options dialog box,
Support tab. The layout template has a .dwt or .dwg extension like a drawing
template or drawing file, but it contains little information not essential to the
layout.
When you create a new layout template, any named items, such as blocks,
layers, and dimension styles, that are used in the layout are saved with the
template. These definition table items are imported as part of the layout
settings if you import this template into a new layout. It is recommended that
you use the Save As option of the LAYOUT command to create a new layout
template. When you use the Save As option, unused definition table items are
not saved with the file; they are not added to the new layout into which you
import the template.
If you insert a layout from a drawing or template that was not created using
the Save As option of the LAYOUT command, definition table items that are
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